Sole Base and Sandal made of the Sole Base

ABSTRACT

A sandal made of a sole base has a sole base and a decorative rope. The sole base has multiple holes formed through the sole base and multiple bottom slits formed in a bottom side of the sole base and communicating with adjacent ones of the multiple holes respectively. The decorative rope is mounted with the sole base and has a decorative portion, multiple connecting portions connected with the decorative portion and mounted in the holes respectively, and a wearing space formed between the sole base, the connecting portions and the decorative portion. The decorative portion can be plaited into different types or the decorative rope can be replaced by another decorative rope to suit for a user who prefers to have a sandal which has a decorative rope with variations in type or style.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a shoe, and more particularly to a solebase and a sandal made of the sole base.

2. Description of Related Art

With reference to FIG. 7, a conventional sandal comprises a sole base 50and a vamp 60. The vamp 60 is combined along the periphery of the solebase 50 by sticking or sewing to form a wearable contour for a user.

However, once the vamp 60 is combined with the sole base 50, the vamp 60cannot be removed from the sole base 50. That means the vamp 60 is notreplaceable by another vamp. Accordingly, the conventional sandal isunsuitable for the user who prefers to have a sole base on whichdifferent types of vamps can be selectively mounted to form a sandalwith variations in type or style.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a sole baseand a sandal made of the sole base to solve the aforementioned problem.

The sole base comprises a top side, a bottom side, a periphery, multipleholes formed at intervals and through the sole base respectively fromthe top side to the bottom side of the sole base, and multiple bottomslits concaved in the bottom side of the sole base, wherein each bottomslit communicates with two adjacent ones of the multiple holes andcomprises an opening formed through the bottom side of the sole base,wherein each opening of the bottom slits comprises a width.

The holes and the bottom slits of the sole base allows a connectionbetween the sole base and a rope to form a sandal, such that the solebase can be connected with different ropes to form sandal of differenttypes or styles.

The sandal made of the sole base comprises the said sole base and adecorative rope. The decorative rope is mounted on the sole base andcomprises a middle segment, a decorative portion formed by plaiting themiddle segment of the decorative rope, being located above the sole baseand comprising a right side, a left side, and a rear side; thedecorative rope further comprises multiple connecting portions connectedwith the decorative portion and extending from the right side and theleft side of the decorative portion, each connecting portion mounted intwo adjacent ones of the multiple holes and the bottom slit thatcommunicates with said two adjacent holes and comprising a diameter andtwo ends, wherein the ends of the connecting portion are connected withthe decorative portion such that the connecting portion and thedecorative portion form a loop, and the decorative rope furthercomprises a wearing space formed between the decorative portion, theconnecting portions, and the sole base.

The decorative portion of the decorative rope can be plaited intodifferent types according to the personal preferences of the user.Alternatively, the decorative rope can be replaced by another decorativerope having a different type of decorative portion. Accordingly, thesandal made of the sole base is suitable for the users who prefer tohave a sandal which has a decorative rope with variations in type orstyle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a sandal madeof a sole base in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of a preferred embodiment of thesandal in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view in partial section of the sandal alongline 3-3 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional side view of the sandal along line4-4 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view in partial section of the sandal alongline 5-5 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an operational perspective view of the sandal in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 7 is a side view of a conventional sandal.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a preferred embodiment of a sole baseis shown and a sandal made of the sole base in accordance with thepresent invention comprises a sole base 10 and a decorative rope 20.

With further reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the contour of the sole base 10matches a sole of a user and comprises a top side, a bottom side, aperiphery, multiple holes 11, multiple bottom slits 12, and multipleside slits 13. The holes 11 are formed at intervals and through the solebase 10 respectively from the top side to the bottom side of the solebase 10. Each bottom slit 12 is concaved in the bottom side of the solebase 10 and communicates with two adjacent ones of the multiple holes11. Each bottom slit 12 comprises a lateral width and an opening 121,wherein a width of the opening 121 is smaller than the lateral width ofthe bottom slit 12.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the side slits 13 are formed in theperiphery of the sole base 10 and communicate with the holes 11respectively. A width of any one of the side slits 13 is smaller than awidth of the corresponding hole 11. The shapes of the side slits and thebottom slits 12 may be linear, wavy or lightning-shaped with jaggedcuts.

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the decorative rope 20 is compressible,is mounted on the sole base 10 and comprises a decorative portion 21,multiple connecting portions 22, a tying portion 23, and a wearing space24. The decorative portion 21 is formed by plaiting a middle segment ofthe decorative rope 20 and is located above the sole base 10. Theconnecting portions 22 are connected with the decorative portion 21 andextend from a right side and a left side of the decorative portion 21.Each connecting portion 22 comprises a diameter and two ends, whereinthe ends of each connecting portion 22 are connected with the decorativeportion 21 to form a loop by the decorative portion 21 and theconnecting portion 22.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 5, each connecting portion 22 ismounted in two adjacent ones of the multiple holes 11 and the bottomslit 12 that communicates with the said two adjacent holes 11, whereinthe diameter of the connecting portion 22 is larger than the width ofthe corresponding side slit 13 and the width of the opening 121 of thecorresponding bottom slit 12, such that the connecting portion 22 can bekept from escaping from the hole 11 and the bottom slit 12. The tyingportion 23 is connected with the decorative portion 21, extends from arear side of the decorative portion 21 and comprises two ends and atying body 231. The ends of the tying portion 23 are connected with thedecorative portion 21, and the tying body 231 is located in a middlesegment of the tying portion 23. A loop is formed by the decorativeportion 21 and the tying portion 23. The wearing space 24 is formedbetween the decorative portion 21, the connecting portions 22, and thesole base 10, and defined within the loop formed by the decorativeportion 21 and the tying portion 23.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 3, and 5, the decorative portion 21 can beplaited into different shapes or styles. The decorative rope 20 can besqueezed into the holes 11 through the side slits since the decorativerope 20 is compressible. The side slits 13 can keep the decorative rope20 from escaping from the holes 11 because the diameters of theconnecting portions 22 are larger than the widths of the side slits 13.With reference to FIGS. 2 and 4, the connecting portions 22 can besqueezed into the bottom slits 12 through the openings 121. Theconnecting portion 22 can be kept from escaping from the bottom slits 12because the diameters of the connecting portions 22 are larger than thewidth of the openings 121.

With reference to FIGS. 2 and 6, a foot 30 of a user wears the sandalmade of the sole base 10 via the wearing space 24. The side slits 13 andthe openings 121 can keep the connecting portions 22 from escaping fromthe sole base 10. The connecting portions 22 are mounted in the bottomslits 12 to prevent the connecting portion 22 from detaching from thesole base 10 and from fracture caused by prolonged walking friction. Theside slits 13 and the openings 121 may be wavy or lightning-shaped withjagged cuts, such that the side slits 13 and the openings 121 canfurther restrict the connecting portions 22 in the holes 11 and thebottom slits 12. The user can plait the decorative portion 21 intodifferent shapes or replace the decorative portion 21 by another one,such that the sandal is suitable for the user who prefers to have asandal which has a decorative rope 20 with variations in type or style.

What is claimed is:
 1. A sole base comprising: a top side; a bottomside; a periphery; multiple holes formed at intervals and through thesole base respectively from the top side to the bottom side of the solebase; and multiple bottom slits concaved in the bottom side of the solebase, wherein each bottom slit communicates with two adjacent ones ofthe multiple holes and comprises an opening formed through the bottomside of the sole base, wherein the opening of each bottom slit comprisesa width.
 2. The sole base claimed in claim 1 further comprising multipleside slits formed in the periphery of the sole base and communicatingwith the holes respectively, wherein a width of each side slit issmaller than a width of the corresponding hole that communicates withthe side slit.
 3. A sandal comprising: a sole base comprising a topside; a bottom side; a periphery; multiple holes formed at intervals andthrough the sole base respectively from the top side to the bottom sideof the sole base; and multiple bottom slits concaved in the bottom sideof the sole base, wherein each bottom slit communicates with twoadjacent ones of the multiple holes and comprises an opening formedthrough the bottom side of the sole base, wherein the opening of eachbottom slit comprises a width; and a decorative rope mounted on the solebase and comprising a middle segment; a decorative portion formed byplaiting the middle segment of the decorative rope, being located abovethe sole base and comprising a right side, a left side, and a rear side;multiple connecting portions connected with the decorative portion andextending from the right side and the left side of the decorativeportion, and each connecting portion mounted in two adjacent ones of themultiple holes and the bottom slit that communicates with said twoadjacent holes and comprising a diameter and two ends, wherein the endsof the connecting portion are connected with the decorative portion suchthat the connecting portion and the decorative portion form a loop; anda wearing space formed between the decorative portion, the connectingportions, and the sole base.
 4. The sandal as claimed in claim 3,wherein the width of the opening of each bottom slit is smaller than thediameter of the connecting portion that is mounted in the bottom slit.5. The sandal as claimed in claim 4, wherein the decorative rope furthercomprises a tying portion connected with the decorative portion,extending from a rear side of the decorative portion and mounted aroundthe wearing space.
 6. The sandal as claimed in claim 3, wherein the solebase further comprises multiple side slits formed in the periphery ofthe sole base and communicating with the holes respectively, whereineach side slit comprises a width that is smaller than a width of acorresponding one of the holes that communicates with the side slit andis smaller than the diameter of the connecting portion that is mountedin said corresponding hole.
 7. The sandal as claimed in claim 4, whereinthe sole base further comprises multiple side slits formed in theperiphery of the sole base and communicating with the holesrespectively, wherein each side slit comprises a width that is smallerthan a width of a corresponding one of the holes that communicates withthe side slit and is smaller than the diameter of the connecting portionthat is mounted in said corresponding hole.
 8. The sandal as claimed inclaim 5, wherein the sole base further comprises multiple side slitsformed in the periphery of the sole base and communicating with theholes respectively, wherein each side slit comprises a width that issmaller than a width of a corresponding one of the holes thatcommunicates with the side slit and is smaller than the diameter of theconnecting portion that is mounted in said corresponding hole.
 9. Thesandal as claimed in claim 6, wherein the openings of the bottom slitsare linear.
 10. The sandal as claimed in claim 7, wherein the openingsof the bottom slits are linear.
 11. The sandal as claimed in claim 8,wherein the openings of the bottom slits are linear.
 12. The sandal asclaimed in claim 6, wherein the side slits are linear.
 13. The sandal asclaimed in claim 7, wherein the side slits are linear.
 14. The sandal asclaimed in claim 8, wherein the side slits are linear.